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FILE PHOTO NSA Compiles Massive Database Of Private Phone Calls
Post June 13 2013

Government Surveillance of Citizens Raises Civil Liberty Concerns
Two revelations about government programs designed to sift through the public’s phone calls and soc…
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Post May 20 2013

Obama Administration Faces Mounting Criticism
Over the past month President Barack Obama and his administration have been on damage control after…
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Post May 20 2013

May Marks 40th Anniversary of Watergate Hearings
On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) …
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Daily Video May 11 2013

Documentary Tells Story of CIA "Sisterhood" that Found bin Laden
Click to download videoThe new HBO documentary "Manhunt" tells the story of the CIA offic…
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Student Voices May 07 2013

Constitution Still Resonates with Today's Youth
http://vimeo.com/65671954 By: Alyssa Goard, PBS NewsHour Extra WASHINGTON - In the m…
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Post April 15 2013

Gun Buyers Face Greater Scrutiny in Senate Bill
Families of the first graders killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Co…
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Post March 28 2013

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Same-Sex Marriage
Published March 27, 2013 Two landmark cases regarding gay marriage will be argued before the…
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Post March 21 2013

Obama Visits Israel and West Bank
Published March 21, 2013 President Barack Obama is in Israel this week, marking his first pr…
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Daily Video March 19 2013

Republican Party Rethinks GOP Brand
Teachers: this video includes a 3-minute story followed by a discussion. Four months after the …
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Lesson Plan March 01 2013

What is sequestration? - Lesson Plan
Subject(s): Economics, U.S. Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period Gr…
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